Thrive24: Full Schedule

8:00am EST

A Long Way Home: Teaching about Immigration in a Local Context

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

Target Audience: Teachers PK-5, Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12

What makes a place home, and why might someone choose to leave that place for a foreign country? In this session you’ll use artifacts and documents from the 19th and 20th centuries to put yourself in the shoes a person deciding whether to stay in their home country or emigrate to Newton. We’ll share strategies for teaching about immigration, discuss ideas for using primary sources in your instruction, and uncover the diversity of Newton’s early immigrant residents. You’ll leave the program with new ideas, a stronger understanding of Newton’s immigrant history, and resources to enhance your practice.

Presenters

Allison Pagliaro

Education Manager

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History

8:00am EST

Civic Online Reasoning

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers PK-5, Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12

Civic Online Reasoning is the process of critically evaluating online information and navigating complex information environments, especially doing research using the internet, and on social media. The goal is to foster media literacy by teaching skills that allow individuals to distinguish credible sources from misinformation, fake news, or biased content all while practicing clink restraint.

Presenters

Alan Ripp

Curriculum Coordinator History/Social Sciences K-8, Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History

8:00am EST

Discover PBS Learning Media's U.S. History Collection Resources

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12

From PBS Learning Media: "Expand students’ understanding of U.S. History with culturally inclusive resources that bring the major people, events, and trends in history alive, while integrating often untold stories into the curriculum. Curated clips of trusted PBS programs and a diverse array of other media and interactive resources develop students’ historical thinking skills while broadening their appreciation of history’s multiple perspectives and complexity."

In this workshop, attendees with learn how to:
-Access and familiarize themselves with the collection for planning and instruction
-Integrate online resources into their classroom teaching
-Develop new approaches for students to make meaning out of a past composed of many perspectives and experiences

Presenters

Jean Stehle

Library Teacher, Newton Public Schools

Brian Hammel

Digital Learning Coach, Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History

8:00am EST

Exploring AP Classroom

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers 9-12

In this session we will explore what AP Classroom has to offer and different ways to use the available resources. This could be helpful to people using AP Classroom for the first time, but also useful for experienced users to share ideas, resources, and work on their own AP Classroom portals.

Presenters

Jessica Engel

History Teacher, Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History, AP classes

8:00am EST

TikTok and American Politics

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12, Special Educators

The goal of the session is to give educators a better understanding of how TikTok works and how it might impact the American political system. It is essential for educators to understand TikTok because so many kids (and now adults!) are on it consistently and therefore influenced by it. As of 2024 more than 40% of American teenagers are getting their news from TikTok itself, according to Pew Research. In this session, we'll tackle how short-form video has influenced the American electoral process - and how it might in the future - through the examination of how different mediums have influenced American politics in the past. Hopefully educators will come away from the session more comfortable in teaching explicitly about TikTok in their classrooms. Multiple lessons about TikTok will be provided for teachers to take with them and use with their own students.

Presenters

Rob Greenfield

H&SS Teacher and Digital Literacy Coordinator, Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History, Literacy

9:35am EST

A Long Way Home: Teaching about Immigration in a Local Context

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST

TBA

Presenters

Allison Pagliaro

Education Manager

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History

9:35am EST

Current Events Resources and Strategies (Includes Instruction Around AI)

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12

This interactive session will explore varied resources and strategies to effectively instruct around current events and the evolving role of the media. We will explore using AI to make content more accessible for all students. Teachers will be able to build a tool box for implementing current events in the classroom.

Presenters

Paul Lyons

Newton Public Schools

Carol Kappel

Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History, Technology

9:35am EST

Exploring AP Classroom

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST

TBA

Presenters

Jessica Engel

History Teacher, Newton Public Schools

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST
TBA

Social Studies/History, AP classes

9:35am EST

TikTok and American Politics

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:35am - 10:55am EST

TBA

Target Audience: Teachers 6-8 Teachers 9-12, Special Educators

The goal of the session would be to give teachers a better understanding of how TikTok works and how it might impact the American political system. It is essential for educators to understand TikTok because so many kids are on it consistently and therefore influenced by it. Hopefully educators will come away from the session more comfortable in teaching explicitly about TikTok in their classrooms. Multiple lessons about TikTok would be provided for teachers to take with them to use with their own students.

Presenters